As the driving of piles at The 78 continues for the new Chicago Fire soccer stadium, the next permit is now in place. Permission for shallow foundations, which had been pending since February 20, was issued on April 24, and it includes a reported cost of $15.4 million. This follows the stadium’s first permit, for driving said piles, which came through on March 20.
The first permit has been issued by the City of Chicago to begin construction on the Chicago Fire’s new stadium in the South Loop. Assigned to the address of 1331 South Wells Street, the permit allows for piles to be driven for the stadium. More specifically, piles for vertical penetration only, for the four-story soccer stadium’s foundations. The permit came through the Chicago Data Portal on Friday, March 20 with a reported cost of $5 million. It had been pending since October 24.
As Chicago begins to peek its head out from the colder months, our data portal shows the effects, in the form of new construction permits to allow for tent setups. Lots of tent setups. And those aren’t usually of much interest to us as we monitor development in the city. But this one’s a bigger deal than most.
The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday approved rezoning to allow construction of the new 22,000-seat soccer stadium for the Chicago Fire Football Club that team owner Joe Mansueto wants to build in The 78 neighborhood of the South Loop. Zoning Committee and full City Council approval are the next steps toward getting shovels in the ground.
The Chicago Fire FC have revealed additional renderings and details of their upcoming stadium within The 78. Located between West 13th and 14th Streets, the stadium is set to finally anchor the long-stalled megadevelopment. The project is being led by the team in partnership with The 78’s developer, Related Midwest, with architecture firm Gensler responsible for the design.
